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c. S (V. 161 ; 0. ?). Mexico. Mr. H. Finok [C.]. 



d. c? (V. 159 ; C. 165). Belize. J. Smith, Esq. [P.]. 

 «,/• c? (V. 154 ; 0. 166) Staun Creek, Brit. Kev. J. Robertson [0.]. 



& ? (V. 165 ; 0. 152). Honduras. 



g, h, i. S (V. 161 ; 0. Honduras. 

 157), 5 (V. 166; C. 

 164), &yg. (V. 173; 

 C. 167). 



B. Two broad black stripes along the body (continued from the 



sides of the head) separated by three series of pale reddish- 

 brown scales ; upper surface of head and nape olive ; lips 

 and throat yellowish ; beUy and lower surface of tail pale 

 brown. 



a. c? (V. 163; C. 166). Yucatan. 



C. Pale bronzy olive above, head and neck green ; the black lateral 



stripe of the head continued on the body and tail as a broad 

 dark green stripe, some of the scales on which are tipped 

 or edged with black ; upper lip and lower parts white. 



a. 5 (V. 162 ; C. 151). Jalisco, N. of Kio de F. D. Godman, Esq. 



Santiago. [P.]. 



b. S (V. 154; 0. 148). Atoyac, Guerrero. Mr. H. H. Smith [0.]; 



F. D. Godman, Esq. 

 [P.]. 



c. d (V. 165; C. 152). Santo Domingo de Dr. A. 0. BuUer [0.]. 



Guzman, Mexico. 



D. Bright green above, the lateral scales on the anterior half of the 



body tipped or edged with black ; a black streak on each side 

 of the head, passing through the eyes ; lips and throat bright 

 yeUow ; belly and lower surface of tail pale green. 



a. S (V. 164; 0. 162). Tampico. F. D. Godman, Esq. 



b-g. 6 (V. 167, 167, 173 ; Mexico. 

 0. 152, 162, 141) & 2 

 (V. 169, 174, 173 ; 0. 

 146, 172, 157). 



5. Leptophis cupreus. 

 Thrasops cupreus. Cope, Proc. Ac. Philad. 1868, p. 106. 



Head unusually short and broad. Eostral much broader than 

 deep, little visible from above ; nasal long and narrow ; loreal 

 present, absent on one side in the type specimen ; one prse- and 

 two postoculars ; temporals 1+2; eight upper labials, fourth and 

 fifth entering the eye. Scales in 15 rows, the five median feebly 

 keeled. Ventrals 152 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 136. Above 

 metaUie copper colour; a dark streak on the side of the head, 



